[MeshBox-radius] RE: Too many hits to wiana.org ?
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From: Mark M. <mar...@ne...> - 2003-02-26 23:42:54
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Yes, this is something we're currently discussing and working on (and we hope that Jon will join us). A new Global authentication server(s) that will perform the local authentication for the community, and mirror WIANA. A "MeshServer" if you will. New MeshServers will be brought online and added to the network, as current servers become congested. We're currently working out ideas on a "demo" box. Once we get everything up and running (and secure), we'll work with Jon and others in the community on hosting "mirrors" of the authentication server. The servers will communicate with one another, and share/update local databases. We're also working on some ping triangulation software (for the MeshAP/MeshBox distro), that will ping each of the global authentication servers, and the one with the quickest response (being closest/least congested) will become the auth server for that MeshBox. If you wish to participate/help with the Auth Server effort, please send me an E-mail (with your skills, experience, qualifications) and we can add you to the developer's list. (Send me your source forge screen name). You can join the Global Auth/RADIUS Server mailing list here: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/meshbox-radius Thanks, Mark P.S. Jon, if you could message me off-list, I would appreciate it. I'd like to make sure that you're an active part of the list/discussion so that we can make sure that the MeshServer is completely compatible with WIANA. We also have lots of questions concerning WIANA. We just want to make sure that everything is compatible with the current WIANA system (and the MeshServer package would be a simple "upgrade/install"). -----Original Message----- From: Rick Richardson [mailto:rri...@et...] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 3:38 PM To: me...@li... Subject: RE: [MeshAP] Too many hits to wiana.org ? Aye, mayhaps something like NTP server structure (but better). Where Wiana is the central authority, and there is a tier of computers that sync with wiana, and another tier of computers that sync with those. Gnutella is an example of a highly disorganized and rather inefficient network, but accuracy and redundancy is not an issue with file sharing in most cases. Given that it could get nasty if there is a mistake, we might want to build a p2p hierarchy controller that analyzes latency and specific needs of geographic locations and builds the hierarchy with some level of intelligence. Projects like that are quite fun and could be done while sleeping by many of the folks on the [Decentralization] list :) -----Original Message----- From: Nate G [mailto:rfg...@ya...] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:58 PM To: me...@li... Subject: [MeshAP] Too many hits to wiana.org ? Every few minutes this thing tries to contact wiana.org If every node out there with a internet connection hits your server this many times you are going to be flooded in no time. The Gnutella network solved the central server problem a while back through a more distributed means, you may want to look at that. ===== Low cost meshnodes via dot bomb hardware http://meshnet.sf.net __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ |